Susan Severn and Capt. Ken Ayers

Ken Ayers, your Captain and Host, is a USCG licensed captain with a sail endorsement. He has been sailing for over 30 years in the Virgin Islands, Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas, and the Chesapeake Bay and has been doing clothing optional charters for the past 10 years.   

Ken is a criminologist and holds a Ph.D. in criminal justice.   He taught for over 20 years in higher education and has successfully incorporated his professional teaching experience into teaching sailing in a relaxed and comfortable setting.  He has the natural ability to keep you smiling with his witty humor and sailing stories.       

Captain Ken has a passion for sailing, teaching and making people laugh.  His hobbies include cooking, water sports, and writing.  Ken has written sailing articles for Sailing Magazine and Hunter Marine's corporate magazine Knot Line.  Captain Ken will let you design your own cruise and take you to those places you have spent a lifetime dreaming about.

Susan Severn joined as crew on Caribbean Soul the summer of 2007.  She is now starting her second season aboard and has experience with nude charters as well as crewing on private charters.  She has proven to be a natural in making everyone feel comfortable in a nude sailing environment.  

She has sailed for private yachts and deliveries for the past 4 years and her experience includes frequent Caribbean passages, three Gulf of Mexico crossings, one Atlantic crossing, a few deliveries in the Mediterranean.

You will find her very entertaining as she has plenty of great sailing stories.